The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-21
4 oURE ZOE BUReLARY.


On Sunday morning last burglar
was shot dead in his tracks at Topeka
while attempting to enter the window
of a resident of that city, and the
shooter was warmly congratulated by
his feIlow-citizens on his accuracy of
aim. This is as it should be. AS little
pity should be shown to burglar as to
a mad dog, and he should be sent to his
last account Witht as little ceremony,
for burglar is already murderer in
heart when he attempts to enter and
rob a house, as he well knows that
rather than be captured he would sac
rifice any lives that may interfere with
his actions. The following are the par
ticulars of the killing, condensed from
the Topeka Journal:
A colored employee named Johnny
Clark, of the Windsor hotel, was shot
and killed Sunday morning while try
ing to burglarize the residence OF j. 81.
Shane, who lives at No. BOZ Hancock
street.
Mr.. Shane, who is nearly sixty years
old, is an employe of the Santa Fe COM
pany, On Friday night some one at
tempted to enter the house, but Mr..
Shane succeeded in frightening the
burglar away. Owing to the fact that
there have been so many attempts re
Gently upon residences and business
houses, Mr.. Shane provided himself a
defense in the shape of a 3S-calibre re-
volver. On Sunday morning about 2
o'clock the burglar of Friday night re-
turned and attempted to effect an en-
trance at a window from which he had
cut the screen. Shane was awakened,
and rising up in his bed, which stood
near the window, took deliberate aim
and shot the intruder through the
breast. The latter screamed and ran
from the house, but fell dead upon his
| face before he had crossed the street.
| Having shot the man, Mr.. Shane came
up town and got policeman. The
latter took the patrol wagon and found
i a negro lying dead IN the street near
Mr.. Shane's residence.
Among other testimony, the follow
ing was given:
Mrs. Shane testified that a colored
man appeared at their window Friday
night and reached in over their bed.
Mr.. Shane was asleep. She called her
husband, who was asleep, and the ne
gro ran away. He came back again in
about an hour, but was frightened
away again. He came again about IL
O'Clock Saturday night and looked in at
the window, and stared at the witness
while she endeavored to waken hel
husband. He again ran away, but
came back in short time. While hi
was trying to get in at the window this
time Mr.. Shane reached and got his re
volver, and holding it over the witness
fired and shot the negro. The Negro
had also torn down the mosquito bal
from a neighbours house.
When Clark returned the last timt
Mr.. Shane told his wife to keep quiet
for he was awake. He was reaching
| over the bed when the shot was free
breast, ranged downward and passed
through his heart. The jury, afte
hearing the testimony, returned tn
following verdict.
STATE OF KANSAS, 90
Shawnee County. Do
! An inqusition holden at the city O
:. Topeka, Shawnee county, state of Kan
q sas, this 18th day of July, A. d. 1887
before me, Joseph Reed, justice of tn
county, state of Kansas, J. 3. Hibbe
the coroner of said county, being absen
5 from the state, on the body of job
9 Clark, there lying dead, by the juror
whose names hereunto are subscribed
Said jurors, upon their oath, do say
t That said John CLARK came TO his deaf
q on Saturday night, at midnight, on Jul
10th, 1887, in Topeka, Shawnee count!
II Kansas, from the effects of gun {
, pistol fired by one Jacob Shane, VIII
resides in said county, who is now pc
sonally present; that at the time of til
l. firing of said shot John Clark was a
it tempting to commit a crime of burglar
d by breaking into the residence of sal
a Shane; that said Jacob Shane fired sal
shot in defense of his home and fami
and to prevent the contamination
=, said burglary, and the firing of sal
shot was justifiable and commendabl
< (Signed) JOSEPH REED,
le Justice of Peace and acting COrone
A. w. Folks,
. JOHN BROWN,
f l.. K. WITHERs,
If J. B. Coy.
NV. VANHOOK,
G. BOWMAN.
ar After the verdict was given M
= Shane received congratulations fro
- almost every one in the room and w;
u taken home in carriage.
IS This should be warning to burgla
l. throughout the land, and also a hint
% householders, the more especially
, this city, where we are authorized
% state that standing reward of 800
offered by our city for the capture al